Hemiauchenia edensis Frick 1921 (camel)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae

Alternative combinations: Pliauchenia edensis, Procamelus edensis

Full reference: C. Frick. 1921. Extinct vertebrate faunas of the badlands of Bautista Creek and San Timoteo Canyon, southern California. University of California Publications in Geology 12(5):277-424

Belongs to Hemiauchenia according to J. A. Meachen 2005

See also Frick 1921, Gregory 1942, Honey et al. 1998 and Stirton and Goeriz 1942

Sister taxa: Hemiauchenia blancoensis, Hemiauchenia gracilis, Hemiauchenia guanajuatensis, Hemiauchenia macrocephala, Hemiauchenia minima, Hemiauchenia paradoxa, Tanupolama longurio, Auchenia vitakeriana

Ecology: ground dwelling browser-grazer

Distribution:

• Hemphillian of United States (2: California, Florida collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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